From: Dmitry Torokhov <dtor_core@ameritech.net>
To: Martin Michlmayr <tbm@cyrius.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Export symbols so CONFIG_INPUT works as a module
Date: Wed, 25 Jan 2006 00:04:06 -0500
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On Tuesday 24 January 2006 18:14, Martin Michlmayr wrote:
> * Dmitry Torokhov <dmitry.torokhov@gmail.com> [2006-01-24 18:08]:
> > > More interesting question: is pis^H^H^Hsysfs interaction in there safe for
> > > modular code?
> > 
> > The core should be safe, at least I was trying to make it this way, so
> > if you see something wrong - shout. Locking is another question
> > though...
> 
> So do you want an updated patch using _GPL to export the symbols or to
> change CONFIG_INPUT to boolean?

I guess having input core as a module does not make much sense, so
we should change CONFIG_INPUT to be boolean _and_ clean up the core
code removing module unloading support.

-- 
Dmitry
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